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Message from the conference “Xenophobia, Racism and Populist Nationalism in the Context of Global Migration”

We profess our faith in the God of Jesus Christ, and we believe that humanity is created and loved by God and that human beings are equal in dignity and are entitled to the same fundamental human rights.

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Council Attends US Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom

MECC Evangelical Family President, Rev. Dr. Habib Badr, attended the Ministerial on behalf of the Council where he met with International Religious Freedom Ambassador-At-Large Sam Brownback and issued a statement that called for acting towards peace in the region.

Eastern Church Leaders Gather With His Holiness Pope Francis For Ecumenical Prayer Service in Bari, Italy

The Council and Middle Eastern Heads of Churches participated in a special ecumenical prayer service to pray together for peace in the Middle East.

BUILDING BRIDGES...
Being the tangible expression of the Christian presence in the region, the Council’s mission is to work towards the unification of visions, perspectives and attitudes among Eastern churches, especially on issues related to Christian presence and witness in the Middle East and Muslim-Christian relations. "The Council’s mission is seen today as being a bridge"
...STANDING TOGETHER
The Council envisions a Middle East which is diverse and vibrant in its spiritual and social dimensions; where churches are united in their commitment to ecumenical Christian witness and diakonia; where compassion, justice and peace are the founding elements of nations, communities and institutions; and where every person is able to fully exercise their human rights and live in dignity.